Can anyone point me to an official definition of Capri pants and cropped pants?

Question

My workplace outlaws Capri pants but not cropped.

Answer 1

Although I don't see much difference in them, I found this article that explains the "differences"....

By Becky Cairns
Standard-Examiner staff
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Put on your fashion caps, folks, and answer this puzzler: What is the difference between capri pants and crop pants?

a. Capris are always black; crops are always khaki

b. Capris are loose and baggy; crops are skintight

c. Capris have cuffs; crops do not

d. Capris and crops are both shorter than regular pants.

You're not a fashion dunce if you didn't answer "D," although exactly how much shorter these pants are is up for discussion.

Capris generally hit just below the knee or at midcalf; crops fall about three-fourths of the way down the calf or near the ankle.

More specifically, capris are around 19 to 21 inches long and crops 24 to 25 inches long, says Leanne Furman, a spokeswoman for Mervyn's in Hayward, Calif.

"The terms crops and capris are almost used interchangeably," Furman said in a phone interview.

Cynthia Nellis, a fashion writer for the about.com Web site, agrees, explaining, "Crops, in my definition, are longer; capris, in my version, are shorter."

However, the term "crop" is also a catch-all phrase that describes all sorts of shorter pants, be they pedal pushers, floods, clamdiggers or high waters, Nellis said in a phone interview from Dallas.

As with fashion sizing, there is no standardization of these terms, Nellis says. One company's capris may well be another company's crops.

Capris were introduced in the 1950s by designer Emilio Pucci at a boutique on the island of Capri, off the coast of Italy.

By the '60s, the short, slim-fitting pants were catching the eye of fashionable folk like Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Kennedy and Mary Tyler Moore.

Both capris and crops -- a more recent innovation -- have become popular in the last three to six years, in part as an alternative to shorts, Furman says.

Pants of all types are popular nowadays, Furman says, and shorts, which "don't hide as much as some people might like," are in a downswing.

Nellis says capris and crops allow women to "show off a little bit of leg," and it's generally a flattering part of the leg -- the lower calf and ankle.

Although crops and capris used to be primarily casual wear, they can be dressed up for career fashions, too.

Crop pants teamed with a sweater-set top and low-heeled shoes could go to the office for casual dress day. Or a trendy look this fall will be tweed-like crops with coordinating jackets, Furman says.

Crops and capris can be worn by all ages and sizes of folks, Nellis says. The pants aren't strictly for women, either. Some designers make shorter-length pants for men. Nellis says that's fun because "men don't get a lot of variation in their styles."

The short pants are as versatile as jeans, Nellis says, because they can be worn with all types of tops, from T-shirts to camisoles.

Answer 2

Capri Pants Definition

Answer 3

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Can anyone point me to an official definition of Capri pants and cropped pants?
My workplace outlaws Capri pants but not cropped.

Answer 4

Capris Definition

Answer 5

Actually, there really isn't a difference between the two, except, that one is cut a few inches shorter than the other in the legs, and if they still have a problem with it, then maybe they should just outlaw pants all together, because, in actualality, Capris and Cropped pants are nothing but Burmuda pants. Key word here is, PANTS, NOT SHORTS, anything blow the knees, Pants, above the knees, Shorts. Let them try that on for size (smile)

Ladyj

Answer 6

i have no official definition, but cropped are basically flood pants...those things we didn't use to want to wear, one or two inches, but no more, above the ankle. for an example...i usually wear longs when i get pants...if i wanted a pair of cropped pants, i could just buy the petite length...in some brands the regular length is short enough to give me a cropped look.

capris hit about mid calf.

Answer 7

My wife and I were at the Gilroy outlet stores 2 days ago and one of the stores had a sign that said:

Pedal pushers -- just below the knee
Capri pants -- middle of the calf
Cropped pants -- just above the ankle

as I remember it

Answer 8

I think of capris as right below the knee and cropped is around the ankle

Answer 9

cropped pants are just a little longer

maybe they think cropped pants are just low waist? *lol*

work place dresscodes are funny like that

best of luck!

Answer 10

it doesnt matter they dont have them in your size.